I'd been giving more thought about a potential scheme variation since Mike Reiss posted the NFP article about the apparent short-drop/quick-pass trend elevating the importance of interior rushers to counter and of OGs to protect. That led me to think that BB might be working his way into a more hybrid DL - something that more easily morphs between 3-4 and 4-3 on the fly (IOW, w/o extensive sub-personnel entering/leaving) and emphasizing the ability of 3-4 ends to kick inside. SO, that, in turn, got me thinking more about Jordan and Wilkerson, both of whom have played end and interior extensively while still being pretty close to BB's apparent prototype size (+/- 6050, +/- 300). But, then, he passed on both.
Among the remaining DL with whom the Pats have had reported pre-draft contact, Austin probably showed as the strongest and most athletic in Combine/Pro Day workouts with Bailey not too far behind. Jenkins and Ballard might be possibilities and Corbin Bryant (Northwestern) could be a later-round dark horse:
6033/297 - 5.08/40 - 1.75/10yd - 31 reps - 27.5 vert - 8'06" brd - 4.51/20s - 7.33/3cone
All those numbers are comparable to Wilkerson/Dareus and better than Liuget.
There's also Klug. He has extensive experience at DT, in spite of seeming a bit light for it (275), and he also put up some pretty decent agility numbers (for a DL) along with a 1.60 10-yd split.
